Microsoft flags nation-state cyber threat escalation
Actor’s toolkit includes malicious code in the SolarWinds Orion product
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Microsoft has flagged increased activities from what it describes as a sophisticated threat actor that is focused on high-value targets such as government agencies and cyber security companies.
“We believe this is nation-state activity at significant scale, aimed at both the government and private sector,” Microsoft Threat Intelligence Centre distinguished engineer John Lambert said in a blog post.
“While we aren’t sharing any details specific to individual organisations, it is important for us to share greater detail about some of the threat activity we’ve uncovered over the past weeks, along with guidance that security industry practitioners can use to find and mitigate potential malicious activity,” he added.